Where does “סמטה” come from?

סמטה (Hebrew) comes from Latin sēmita, from Proto-Italic sēmitā, from Proto-Indo-European swé(d).

סמטה (Hebrew): alley, alleyway, lane, narrow passageway

Definitions

  1. alley, alleyway, lane, narrow passageway

Ancestry of “סמטה”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsēmitanarrow way, footpath, path, pathway
2Proto-Italicsēmitā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswé(d)—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé(d) →Every word from Proto-Italic sēmitā →Every word from Latin sēmita →